Easy to Vote—Hard to Cheat
The foundation of the American system of self-governance is liberty, and the core expression of the people’s liberty is the ability to vote in free and fair elections. Safeguarding the integrity of our elections is paramount to preserving our republic. Election Integrity will work with relevant stakeholders across the country and within states to help ensure there are strong laws in place at the local level—making it easy to vote, but hard to cheat.
Election Integrity (CEI) has a simple goal: “Easy to Vote, but Hard to Cheat.”
With that pursuit in mind, CEI developed this educational, interactive, color-coded map that compares an individual state's current election integrity laws to other states. There are three main policy areas widely acknowledged to better protect voters: photo ID requirements, strong laws against ballot harvesting, and ballots returned to election officials by Election Day. CEI weighted these three key voter protections more heavily as a guide for the comparative categories of red, yellow, and green. (Click here to learn more about CEI’s specific methodology) This map will serve to better educate Americans on the local voter protection measures needed to restore faith, trust, and confidence in our elections.

The U.S. Constitution gives State Legislatures the right and responsibility to decide how their states will conduct elections. CEI will work to educate legislators, business leaders, grassroots organizations, and other relevant stakeholders as to the importance and impact of strong election integrity measures.
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AFPI Arizona Chair on Today’s Primary Election
America First Policy Institute (AFPI) Arizona Chair Kimmie Dillon today urged Arizonans to head to the polls and cast their ballots for America First values in the state’s primary election. This year, the primary has permanently moved to the second-to-last Tuesday in July.
House to Senate: SAVE America is a Must-Pass Piece of Legislation
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) applauds the House, under the leadership of Speaker Mike Johnson, for designating the SAVE America Act as a must-pass piece of legislation by merging it with the State Department appropriations package that will be sent to the Senate.
AFPI’s Ken Blackwell Submits Comment to OMB on Proposed Election Rulemaking
Today, the America First Policy Institute’s J. Kenneth Blackwell, chair for Election Integrity, submitted a public comment to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on a proposed rule which would ensure that federal funds are not used to support partisan election-related activities.
Ken Blackwell Public Comment - OMB Grant Proposed Rule
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) supports reforms that make elections more secure, fighting for policies like photo ID requirements, ranked-choice voting prohibitions, and for hand-marked paper ballots to be used instead of QR code machines. Since its inception, AFPI has backed measures that improve security, accountability, and transparency at all levels of an election.
Minnesota Election Security Gaps Exposed in New Report
Today, the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) released a new report on the state of Minnesota voter registration. The report details serious loopholes in state election policies which leave Minnesota elections vulnerable to fraud.
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